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There were other parents who said, with the proper precautions, there was nothing "irresponsible" about leaving a child in a hotel room.

Rachel suggested: "I am not saying the early 1970s WERE necessarily safer but they seemed to be, to me (though was of course a kid then so seeing it through child eyes)."

Another mum countered criticism of leaving a child unsupervised, saying: "For all those concerned about choking, I presume you sit in your baby's room all evening and take it in turns to stay up all night?

"Didn't think so.

"Assuming you have a good monitor how is the risk of choking any different at home or in a hotel?"

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The argument of leaving your child in a hotel room not differing hugely to leaving them in their room at home OR with a babysitter came up repeatedly.

"I actually felt much more comfortable leaving my son sleeping upstairs in a small hotel than I have done leaving him at home with agency baby-sitters," one mum argued.